“The Way Back Up” by Hayden Calnin ft. Nick Acquroff – A Song Feature

 

     It’s fair to describe “The Way Back Up” as a vocals-driven single. The combination of voices of Hayden Calnin and fellow-Australian Nick Acquroff is ear-caressing. Their vocal compatibility is more likely to arise between siblings than between two close friends. But while the vocals are the main draw to the single, the instrumentation also deserves attention. The song will be on Calnin’s upcoming EP, “Something/Anything,” which will be released on May 6 via Nettwerk Music Group Inc. We are hopeful the EP release will include credits that identify the instruments beyond the piano and percussion (for example, is that a cello?).

 
     The individual voices during the first two minutes of “The Way Back Up” are pleasing, Then, the enchantment hits a greatly elevated level at 2:10, when the the two vocalists come together in harmonization. Still, the feature that is particularly effective is the two-dimensional crescendo that occurs around 2:40. In addition to the usual intensity build, the crescendo incorporates an increasingly improving vocal fidelity.
 
     In talking about both “The Way Back Up” and his friendship with Nick Acquroff, Hayden Calnin said:
   “Nick and I have been playing music together for years whenever we’ve gotten a chance to, and we thought it was about time to lay one of our songs down and let people have a listen. We were both living down the southern coastline of Australia, and I had Nick over one night for some dinner and drinks. Naturally, we ended up in the studio a bit later on writing and recording. That seemed to be pretty common practice for us when we would hang out, and this was a track that really resonated with us. It sat on a hard drive for 2 years, and I opened it up one day on my computer and thought it was too bloody good not to finish, so I gave it a good mix, and this was the result. Nick is such an incredible guy, and I’m just super stoked to be putting out a collaboration with my mate, it’s awesome. Mates are awesome. Writing songs with mates and releasing them is even more awesome.”
 
     “The Way Back Up” by Hayden Calnin ft. Nick Acquroff

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Lyrics of “The Way Back Up” by Hayden Calnin ft. Nick Acquroff

It's fair to say I've liberalized of late

And I'm not sure that you'll be responsive to change

And you'd spend your whole night in one room

And you'll spend your whole life in one room

 

You're on the way back up

What the hell does that mean?

If you’re still bad luck

What the hell am I doing here?

 

It's fair to say I've spoken out of place

I didn't know you were counting all my mistakes

But you packed up, you made your move

Yeah, you took to another roof

 

You're on the way back up

What the hell does that mean?

If you’re still bad luck

What the hell am I doing here?

 

It's what you took down on the beach

I hold those thoughts so close to me

What the hell am I doing here?

I take a breath submerge the sea

I wash it off what's left of me

What the hell am I doing here?

[Repeat]

 

You're on the way back up

What the hell does that mean?

If you’re still bad luck

What the hell am I doing here?

[Repeat]

 

What the hell am I doing here?